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realhealth.TV and Ohio State University Medical Center Form Content Partnership

Business Wire, May 14, 2007

Physicians Educate Internet Users on Key Health Topics Through Online Videos

NEW YORK & COLUMBUS, Ohio -- realhealth.TV (www.realhealth.tv), an Internet TV channel dedicated to a new form of consumer health education that showcases real people sharing their health stories, has partnered with Ohio State University Medical Center. Physicians from the Medical Center will share their expertise of key health topics through online videos on realhealth.TV, providing educational content on such topics as heart health, cancer and women's health.

"The addition of Ohio State University Medical Center to our growing roster of hospital partnerships brings great value to the rapidly increasing amount of content we have on our site," said Dennis Lynch, founder of realhealth.TV. "As we continue to team up with these prestigious institutions, we are increasing the information and educational value we offer to Internet users."

"Partnering with realhealth.TV expands OSU Medical Center's ability to reach beyond the immediate community to enhance understanding of critical issues in science and medicine," says Dr. Hagop Mekhjian, associate vice president for health sciences, chief medical officer and medical director of University Hospital. "Reaching a global audience is consistent with our leading role in education, research and clinical care."

Previously announced partnerships for hospitals to provide educational content to realhealth.TV include Duke University Medical Center, UCLA Healthcare, Vanderbilt Medical Center, Johns Hopkins Medicine, University of Chicago Medical Center, University of Colorado Hospital and Cleveland Clinic.

To view an educational video from an Ohio State University Medical Center physician, click here: http://www.realhealth.tv/site.html?goto=8&vid=128&vo=4

About Ohio State University Medical Center

OSU Medical Center has consistently been named one of America's best hospitals by U.S. News & World Report magazine. The Medical Center is widely recognized for programs in heart care, cancer, orthopedics, organ transplantation, rehabilitation, women's services and neuroscience. Ohio State's Medical Center is the only academic medical center serving central and southern Ohio and provides care to more than 1 million patients annually.

About realhealth.TV

realhealth.TV is an Internet TV channel showcasing real people sharing their health stories. realhealth.TV features short, high-quality videos, both professionally produced and user submitted, that explore the diversity of stories that fall under "health." Divided into two categories - "healthy living and lifestyles" and "conditions and procedures" - realhealth.TV starts with the patient's story first, then offers expert commentary by top doctors in the country on selected health topics.

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